The James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee is kicking off its commemorative, engraved brick sale as a way to improve and maintain the city park. The personalized bricks will be installed around the center of the walkway at James H. Killion Park at Salu, pictured, at Washington Avenue and Salu Street.

The James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee is kicking off its commemorative, engraved brick sale as a way to improve and maintain the city park. The personalized bricks will be installed around the

The James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee is kicking off its commemorative, engraved brick sale as a way to improve and maintain the city park. The personalized bricks will be installed around the center of the walkway at James H. Killion Park at Salu, pictured, at Washington Avenue and Salu Street.

The James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee is kicking off its commemorative, engraved brick sale as a way to improve and maintain the city park. The personalized bricks will be installed around the

ALTON — A committee dedicated to improving and maintaining a city park is kicking off its commemorative, engraved brick sale.

“This is another exciting project that I am proud to be a part of,” said Alderwoman Tammy Smith, 4th Ward. “I encourage everyone to get their name or message engraved on a brick to carry on for generations to come.”

Smith, a member of the James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee, said the bricks will be installed around the center of the walkway at James H. Killion Park at Salu, at Washington Avenue and Salu Street. “The bricks will not be placed until the other three walkways are finished,” Smith said of the planned, sidewalk project.

The 4- by 8-inch bricks cost $50 and will be available for sale until the end of 2019, she said. Proceeds from the sale will go toward future improvements at the park.

People may download, print and mail, or fill out an order form online by going to: www.prideincorporated.org, and clicking on the “James Killion Bricks” link toward the top of the website. The order form contains three rows of 14 squares on which the orderer fills out his or her name or message to be imprinted on the brick.

“James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee wants to thank everyone for their purchase of a brick and their commitment in keeping the park clean and safe for everyone to enjoy,” Smith said.

The brick sale is to raise money toward an ambitious wish list of improvements at the park; people also may donate to the committee, care of the City Treasurer’s Office on the main floor of Alton City Hall, 101 E. Third St.

Committee members previously said they want to refurbish the restrooms and make them comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act for use during park events; obtain benches made of recycled plastic; purchase security cameras and install — or have the city install — a walking path around the perimeter of the park.

Earlier this year, students and teachers at four Alton district schools and the Alton Boys and Girls Club, decorated 18, new 55-gallon drums that the committee obtained from the Alton Public Works Department to hold trash and cut down on littering. The department’s PACUP (Probation Alton Clean Up Partnership) delivered the colorful cans to the park in April. The committee called the team effort, “Together We ‘Can’ Campaign.”

Over the years, the park has had problems with crime and littering, but the city has made physical improvements and the following three organizations have volunteered to keep the grounds clean: Alton Branch of the NAACP, 100 Black Men of Alton and Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Alton.

With City Council approval, Mayor Brant Walker established the James Killion Beautification Enhancement Committee and appointed its members last fall.

For more information about the brick sale, call (618) 467-2375 or go to the group’s Facebook page.